Jessica Hooten Wilson
@HootenWilson
I worship Jesus Christ. I want to be a saint. Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books @Pepperdine @CLT_Exam @liberating_arts Senior Fellow @trinityforum
On March 25, 2025, Flannery O'Connor turns 100! Celebrate by reading some O'Connor! eighthdaybooks.com/product/157038…
Everyone in higher ed -- the higher the position the better-- should be asking themselves two questions: 1. Why did Tulsa eliminate a very successful program? 2. Why were such programs rare to begin with?
I wrote about the lack of administrative support for the liberal arts in @nytimes. The standard story we hear is that students don't want it. But a darker reality is that even when it wins big with students and donors it loses with those in power. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opi…
Coming in September from @MoodyPublishers: Practicing Life Together: A Common Rule for Christian Growth
What's new on the faculty bookshelf? @ivpress @LanghamPartners @OUPAcademic @Baker_Books @WheatonCollege @wheatongradpsyc @WheatonGradLife
“Would it not be strange indeed if only one sex had anything to bring to the better understanding of the teaching of Christ?" --AM Royden, 1920s
I'm so sorry for this loss. I only knew her through poems and Tweets, but she was funny and lovely in these spaces. plough.com/en/topics/cult… "Straighten what I have ruined or bent for years since I was innocent. Help me be mild. The good in me please amplify..."
I just heard about the death of my old friend Jane Greer, a wonderful person and a poet whose work ignited in recent years. I still have a lot of catching up to do, but I am going to shut down on Twitter for the rest of the day as a sign of respect for her.
Discovered George David Clark and his poignant (sometimes funny!) poems this past weekend at the Winona Writers Conference. georgedavidclark.com
Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson for sure!! @HootenWilson She’s written excellent pieces on Dostoevsky and Flannery O’Connor. Personally love this illuminating discussion about him with Bishop Barron youtu.be/wAK1oybyJBc?si…
Highly recommend this Brothers Karamazov course she uploaded from one of her classes she has taught at university. youtu.be/qi-Pt3xSnoM
I think you need to buy a print version in order to access my travel article on visiting Flannery O’Connor‘s home osvnews.com/flannery-oconn…
Your vocation is where your deep gladness meet the world‘s deep need. —Buechner bakerbookhouse.com/products/618608
July Substack now open to paid subscribers; open to all at the end of the month. open.substack.com/pub/jessicahoo…
Happy Feast Day of Mary Magdalene!! “Mary Magdalene turned around and saw Jesus there, but she did not know it was Jesus…supposing him to be the gardener.” –John 20:14, 15 Mary Magdalene is the first person to encounter the risen Christ. It’s no accident that the gospel…
What do the Great Books have to teach us about friendship? 📚 On this episode of PeppTalk, we’re joined by @HootenWilson to explore the three kinds of friendship—and why friendships of virtue are essential for human flourishing. @CLT_Exam 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/46g4n2O
I was today old when I learned the first woman ordained in Anglican church was Lei Tim Oi (1944).
Leah Libresco Sargeant’s new book is worth PREORDERING—how might dependence be part of our essential humannness? otherfeminisms.com/p/preorder-rew…
Start your Great Books journey in Mesopotamia, or you'll miss the foundational narratives that inspired and contrasted with everything that came after.
The goal of education in each century. 753 BC - The cultivation of virtue 33 AD - The cultivation of virtue 313 AD - The cultivation of virtue 800 AD - The cultivation of virtue 1517 - The cultivation of virtue 1865 - The cultivation of virtue 2025 - College and career readiness
At Winona Christian Writers Conference. Already walked the lake, saw a castle, now reading over lunch. ❤️
This was two years ago but feels worth reposting considering Jane Austen's 250th BDay ncregister.com/features/jane-…
Jekyl and Hyde & Jane Austen for literary dress up day at their classical school